Word of the Day 07/06/21 Passe-Partout
Passe-Partout (noun)
passe-partout [ pas-pahr-too; French pahs-par-too ]
noun, plural passe-par·touts [pas-pahr-tooz; French pahs-par-too].
1. something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
2. a master key; skeleton key.
3. an ornamental mat for a picture.
4. a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges.
5. paper prepared for this purpose.
Origin: 1635–45; < French: literally, (it) passes everywhere
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passe-partout [ pas-pahr-too; French pahs-par-too ]
noun, plural passe-par·touts [pas-pahr-tooz; French pahs-par-too].
1. something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
2. a master key; skeleton key.
3. an ornamental mat for a picture.
4. a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges.
5. paper prepared for this purpose.
Origin: 1635–45; < French: literally, (it) passes everywhere
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.